Stolen Fate
My roommate blew up online overnight, becoming a 'luck streamer' that everyone could not stop talking about.
On her livestream, she only took three requests a day. Anyone who paid could make a wish, and no matter how absurd it sounded, it would come true.
However, ever since she started, my luck spiraled downhill.
I would choke just drinking water. I would miss a step and tumble down the stairs. During finals, I even filled out my answer sheet in the wrong direction.
She would always smile and reassure me, saying, "It's okay. Your zodiac sign is going through a strong Mercury retrograde this year. It'll get better soon."
A few days later, a falling billboard crushed me to death in the street.
It was only after I died that I learned the truth. Every wish she granted during her streams was paid for with my luck.
The reason I died so suddenly was because someone had wished for their enemy's entire family to die. The price was too high, and my luck was completely drained.
Then, I opened my eyes again.
I was back to the moment not long after she had just started streaming.
"Lucky?" Yeah, right.
This time, she can be the one carrying all the bad luck.